European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 17 Luzins Kcf Breaks slump in we Over dodgers phils take no East Lead from cubs by Bob Greene a ports writer Greg Luzon us pulled aul of an 0forh slump with his 27th Home run of the season Friday As the Philadelphia Phillies look Over first place in the National vague the blow came off a 32 pitch by los an Geles Rick Rhoden in the eighth inning and knotted the Scon at 33 before of inning was the phils had seven on Way to Aii by the Chicago cute lost to the san Diego padres to fall out of first place for the first time since May in other National league games Pittsburgh swept a  from Cincinnati 131 and Montreal Defeated at Lanta new York edged san Francisco 3 2and Houston nipped Louis give him credit for hitting a Good said dodgers Catcher Johnny no Roundup referring to Ltd instas the pitch was right where we wanted Afler Luzinski lied the singles by Rich Garry Ted Siw Tim Mccarver and any Johnstone and a double by Mike batting for the second time in the Chusid Home the More in not excited manager Danny Ozark said of his teams firs place Posi weve gut a Long Way to the Only Lime got exc Ute was when i almost dislocated my Nock trying to keep a Ivinskis Ball padres Dave o Las minute lineup re smashed two Home one of them a grand and drove in seven runs to Power sail Diego Ever manager Alvin dark was going la play Gene Richards in left but when i saw How High the grass was and How wet and slow the Field decided to switch to dark and of course that South will wind blowing out had some thing to do with King mans fifth career grand slam capped a six run sixth who expeels to be a free agent at the end of the season because the padres have not offered him a said i love this id like to play Here All year Solomon pulls upset on Connors North Gutsy Ili rold the 5 powered his Way to an Victory Over Jimmy Bealus the 1 seed 61 in a quarterfinal Mutch in a inter National Tennis Connors was Ohl slugged and outplayed by the powerful Solomon in a that Wai interrupted by a rainstorm with con no is up Mil when thu Connors missing easy Hiti Iii the Bill ii othe net on numerous in the second of Silver broke Connors serve in Tho first and fifth Garni Gamt fell apart in the Tii ird set As Solomon pulled of in a Fly Ball eventing 1 hit  grand slam in the Nightcap is in air and in a Park like this Fly balls As Pittsburgh swept two games from can have a Chance logo reds 14 Cincinnatus George Foster hit two Home Dave Parker slammed two Home runs in runs in Tho second his 37ih and 38th the opener and Frank Taveras nit an of the Foster also leads the majors who admitted he was i cant will every Lime i go out on the this tournament was a step Ping Stone Ufa Iino i Tavui t a livid much m the last there now i can Sci ready fur my next Connors who Hast beaten Connors hi1 Wai said he changing his Strate on Page 30 f 4 i f pics twin killing Chicago second baseman Manny Trillo ing into it is Ivete of fires to first base to Complete a double the san Diego wan the play against the san Diego padres in a i to Knock the cubs out of lint place National league game at Slid in the National league a 109 runs batted Johnny Bachch Alto homered for the the doubleheader was marred by a firs game fight and the second game started under an umpires warning to both teams the opener ended with a Fri for All after Cincinnati pitchers hit two Pitts Burgh batters and threw several pitches dose to pirate a third pirate baiter was hit by a pitch in the a pair of two run doubles by Bob Watson gave Houston its Victory Over the in the third gave the astros a 32 and second in the gave Houston ill fifth Victory in its last seven Tod Simmons slammed a Solo Homer for Louis while Lou Drock swiped the of Leith base of his moving hint to within tying to Conns Al time record tvs 109 got the Victory while John took the giants 2 Lenny handles Vuk Tjui double in the eighth inning scored Doug Flynn to Tui a to tin and give new York its Victory Over san first inning singles by Pella seve Henderson and Mike Vail scored the Mela first but the giants went ahead with two runs in the fourth on Gary Thorn a sons run scoring double and Vic Harris walked with the bases the mets lied the scare in the sixth in a double by Lee in Zrillic and a single by setting the stage for handles Gam winning braves 4 Ellis Valentino end Andre Dawson singled Home runs in the top or the ninth inning As Montreal downed Tine also slammed a two run Homer in the tie braves had gained a 44 tic in the eighth on consecutive doubles by Jeff Bur roughs and Garry Matthews after Mon Treal had take the Lead on doubles by Warren Cromartie and Gary Carter in the Tup of the Atlanta other scoring came on Home runs a Solo blast by Willie Mon Metz in the his and a two run shot by Jeff Burroughs in the it was Bur roughs 23lh Liotine run of the season and his sixth in the last eight nil gets applications from wha new York a the Edmonton new England Cine Annali Houston arms and Winnipeg of the world hockey association have made application to join the National hockey league for the 197778 nil president Clarence Campbell said Friday that applications by the live learns had been received and were in the process of being forwarded to governors of the nil for consideration the application of a sixth team the Quebec according to a source was expected to be received the nil governors will reel Here next tues Day and wednesday to decide whether to expand whether the applications by the wha trams Lite require Murns for nil membership there never been a plan authorised or said Campbell by Tele phone from his Montreal wha executives were till upped Here to Burjay after intr gig rum a meeting during which each the initial five Canu produced a certified Check fur ii 5 Matlion As part of u Down payment towards prospective Neil the officials admitted Only that five teams Mab applied Iii that a sixth would be should the nil do Eide i expand and the wha applications art1 the Rii faces and Calgary cowboys would cease Looper Throe clubs would be by a payment poo of funds deposited by the ongoing wha a similar arrangement was worked out for the Ameri can basketball association franchises which were not accepted by a National sask tall association a contingency plan has been formulated by the nil by which the six wha learns would play amongst themselves during their first year of with the top tour teams making the Stanley cup because the current nil playoff formula did not consider possible a slight revision in the Structure will have to be made that will be another matter before the should they decide to accept he Australia takes 3rd race in cup elimination trials a with nod Stubbins at the Van its third straight race in elimination trials or the americas cup Friday after one of Gretel Ali crewmen fell and the compute designed swedish beat prance i Australia beat Crete the Otner australian by 36 seconds Over the mile olympic course in winds of ii knots out of the bobbins now has Beni in Eich of the Oiher foreign Chal lengers and is favored to meet one of three american Banta next month in the final cup skippered by Pulle beat France the older of the two French 12 meters by k Pell Ersson won the Start by 30 seconds Over France but trailed it every Mark until overtaking Baron Marcel Bich in France i m the final beat la rounding the fifth Krance i gut its Genoa sail fouled attempting to make a losing seven or eight seconds France finally lost the Lead when it had to make an extra tack to find its Lay once it was a disappointing Day for the who were trying or their first Victory Cufr in americas cup the their third americas Haw lost ii